Crime ·Comedy ·Mystery · United States of America · 1947 · 44m

The Hat Box Mystery

Director

Cast

Tom Neal as Russ Ashton Pamela Blake as Susan Hart Allen Jenkins as 'Harvard' Virginia Sale as Veronica Hoopler Leonard Penn as Stevens, aka John Moreland Olga Andre as Marie Moreland

Crew

Arthur A. Brooks — Editor Carl K. Hittleman — Screenplay Don Martin — Writer Carl K. Hittleman — Story Maury Nunes — Story William Glasgow — Production Design

Tagline

Like-a-Jack-in-the-Box----Murder jumped out and claimed its Victim!

Synopsis

Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case.

Mood & Themes

private detective

Key Collaborators

Lambert Hillyer Director Arthur A. Brooks Editor Carl K. Hittleman Screenplay Don Martin Writer Carl K. Hittleman Story Maury Nunes Story William Glasgow Production Design

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